Normalize doing literally anything with waterfront land other than storing a few large objects horizontally.

Amazing #Autowa painting equipment problem that it apparently took from Kent to Chinatown to discover.

Top-notch reporting system here from @en.ottawa.ca: some intersections aren’t recognized at all, some intersections twice. I’m no coder, but…is it really that difficult?

Nice to see some new activations in the Byward Market, but so sad—and yet wholly predictable—that it entails the loss of not a single precious car-parking spot. 🤦‍♂️ #Autowa

All right, I’m date-stamping this bad boy. Any bets on how long it takes to fix? #OttBike #Centertown

Leaders around the world are banking on tech advances to solve climate change. One leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and then burying it underground forever. It sounds practical. Here’s why there's no conceivable way it can work: (THREAD)

Fun to see an email from @en.ottawa.ca about Canada Day transportation where biking is only mentioned to observe that key #OttBike facilities are closed… Given it’s in literally everyone’s interest that people bike, you’d think they’d at least beg people to do so, let alone not close facilities.

Six people biking and no people driving—during rush hour downtown. Remind me again why we have car lanes on Laurier W? #OttBike #Centretown

Hintonburg! Why aren’t you planting these boulevards up with native wildflowers?? They’re just waiting to nourish and home pollinators. (Also: do we really need all these car facilities? I don’t see anyone using them…)

Real winner of a detour by @en.ottawa.ca here: sidewalk blocked in the middle of a long bridge, and an arrow instructing #OttWalk to cross in the middle of said four-lane bridge with no curb cut or ramp provided. At least #OttBike gets a couple pylons before they’re directed into car traffic...

Don’t kill the messenger, but I think that might be it for skating this year. @rideaucanalskate.bsky.social

Hot dang, I knew someday we’d find out how the money comes out. Tbh, I was sure it was leprechauns.

I (quickly) threw the city's road resurfacing dataset into an interactive webmap. This is the data that the city used for the 2025 Asset Management Plan. The map shows all the roads that need to be resurfaced in the next 10 years, most are already overdue for resurfacing according to the city.

If we really want "nation-building" projects, let's start with affordable childcare and improve our healthcare system. Caring for Canadians is nation building. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A couple kinda cool things happening here: 1) A dedicated channel for people biking #OttBike. 2) filling the median with not just vegetation, but trees—albeit they were there first. So maybe it’s @en.ottawa.ca going to length to preserve trees. I wish it were all good news, but 👇

*Finally* getting a modicum of protection for people biking on Lyon N—but really, a modicum, and very overdue. #OttBike

First time I’ve seen “public transit” among the cash back categories on a credit card. Bravo, TD Bank. Now to get a) gas removed from this list and b) grocery stores to reimburse transit fares at the cash.

Nobody was using this parking lot this afternoon, they should probably replace it with housing or trees or literally anything else.

Carney announces environment to be eliminated as cost-cutting measure

Wait till they hear about car infrastructure.

Ever wonder how cities can tackle sneaky "Scope 3" emissions? 🏗️ Ottawa’s community carbon footprint includes third-party contractors doing road work. Right now, most crews rely on loud, continuously idling diesel generators. There's a much cleaner, quieter way to build.👇 (1/5)

Using Jesus to sanctify an industry built on environmental destruction isn’t faith, it’s marketing. The Bible consistently warns against leaders who “call evil good” to serve their own interests. Christians should be the first to challenge this spiritual manipulation. www.desmog.com/2026/05/13/o...

I…don’t even know what to say. Somehow feels like a good illustration of our current governments’ thinking on energy.

Forced to use a Mac the last couple days, and now I understand why they last longer than PCs: they’re so freaking annoying to use that people just close them and do something else, or find another solution. Literally the only benefit is making em and en dashes more easily.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY 💐 Also, we have some news... We have a new permanent pick-up and drop-off location at Parkdale Market! We love this location as it's close to Tunney's Pasture LRT station, Scott St cycle tracks and all the amenities that the Market offers! ☺️🚲 #Ottawa #CargoBikes

I had a commenter on one of my posts insist that it's impossible that Mark Carney is worse for the climate than Harper was, and having taken the time to respond at length, I thought I should share that as a thread because it's clearly not just one person operating under that false belief. 🧵1/

And we’re off! #OttPoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ottawa finally has its own Gehry 😂

A tree frog would like a word. (First of the year for me in Ottawa.) #OttAmphibian

Legally you have to fill out the census, but that's only the minimum. There's nothing in the law that says you can't send back papers with all of the *other* information that you think Statistics Canada *should* have asked you about. You don't know if you can get extra credit. You've never tried.

I’m pretty sure it’s part of the social contract that if someone wears a name tag outside of the event where it was used, we let them know—kinda like if a friend has something in their teeth. Right?

NEW: Last week, Democracy Watch attempted to get an injunction to delay the Ford government's freedom of information changes. It was unsuccessful, but says it is now in the process of submitting a broader charter challenge to the law. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1182464...

These ads are surprisingly effective. I mean, I totally didn’t realize I wanted a sub until I saw this.

Do you have neighbours playing folk music next door? I didn’t think so. #Centretown

This one, however, will I’m sure be completely fine. #OttBike

The new Alexandra Bridge coulda been this too… #Ottawa #OttCity

Spring migration is amazing. I live next to the densest part of #OttCity, and even though it’s slowly being denuded of trees, just heard a hermit thrush 🤩 😍 #OttBirb #Centretown

I’m gonna be the cranky contrarian here and loudly say “nope”: 1) we don’t lack for places to install solar, 2) above-ground parking is a blight on our cities, 3) it should be redeveloped into better uses, and 4) putting solar panels above parking lots is an obstacle to developing them.

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Having some trouble with this: “About 40% of the site…would be set aside as park space. That is roughly equivalent to a full city block.” The site is part of a city block… Small boulder the size of a large boulder? #Ottawa #OttPlanning

Spoke with By-law after reporting this dumpster blocking the O’Connor bikeway for the second time that day. Apparently Solid Waste Services designated the bikeway as the dumpsters’ pickup location; the pickup just took longer than it usually does. 🫠 #OttBike #Autowa

Things bike helmets will protect you from: -Head injuries from a slow speed fall -Light rain -Being blamed for not wearing a helmet if you get hit by someone driving 5,000 lbs of metal and glass Things bike helmets won't protect you from: -Everything else 🤷🏻‍♀️

If you think the Pope is a radical leftist, wait till you meet his boss.

🧵 The Canadian federal government’s 2025 budget has allocated: More business tax breaks including for fossil fuels sector $925 million for AI $81.8 billion over 5 years for military However, this comes at the expense of cultural heritage.

Sigh…another opportunity to plant some native plants or a tree—or have literally anything else but more impermeable surface—once again missed. Ottawa: the city of missed opportunities. #OttCity

It’s so hard to figure out why #OttCity’s cycle track surfaces are so bumpy. Anyway, please enjoy this nice shot of a crane. #OttBike

Kind of surreal to have @npr.org report on “the effects of war“ and then just ask Americans their feelings on… [checks notes] gas prices?? one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5778...

It is profoundly demoralizing to watch this City Council prattle on and on about the dismal state of transit in this city, and then spit in the face of transit users at any and every opportunity that crosses their desks to actually do something about the fucking problem.

Alberta removes education from curriculum

Well, we didn't get more than scraps for bus lanes at PWIC, but we did get…*squints* quadricycles? Apparently this is what passes for "innovation" in #OttCity. 🤦‍♂️